Ironing board



July 1, 1930-.

R. F. POLSKI IRONING BOARD Filed June 19, 1926 2 Sheets-Sfieet l I gjwwn fov iw mpazrxp along o/ July 1, 1930. F, POL-SK. 1,768,930

IRONING BOARD Filed June 19, 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 r "a" Z@..J Jjyxfi' HOWE-1 0K917? MWW" 1/ 6W -Patentd July 1, 1930 V ROMAN-'13. ronsxn or s'r. PAUL, MINNESOTA mourns BO RD 11119111021 11 filed June 19,

It'is my object to provide an ironing board of simple and durable construction, adapted to be quickly collapsed for storing in compact form and having a supporting structure adapted to render the board unusually stable when in use. b

My invention also includes'certain other novel features ofconstruction, which will be more fully pointed out in'the following specification and claim. b r

The invention will be best understood, by

reference to the accompanying drawings, inv

which Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved board in position for use; Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the same; Fig. 3 is afragmentary sectiontaken onthe line 3-3 of .Fig. 1 and Fig. 4 is a section taken on the.

line Hoi- Fig. 3; Fig. 5 is a side elevation of an alternate form of my device; Fig} 6 is an end view of thesame Fig. 7 is a bottom plan view showing the supporting structure collapsed and Fig. 8 isa detail showing the spring catch and abutment for one end of a pair of the leg members. I

As illustrated, my device has an ironing board top 9 of usual form havinga pointed v end 10 and the opposite end 11 extending at right angles to the longitudinal sides of the board. Secured to the bottom surface of the. top 11 in parallel relation with the end 11 is a transverse bar 12; A pair of legmembers 13 are pivotally connected with theends.

' of the bar 12 by stud bolts 14. These bolts project from the outer faces of the leg memends of said members.

oers 13 and are adapted to be supported in brackets 15. Slots 16 extend downward in the brackets to receive the stud bolts 14, as best shown inFig. 4. I

A cabinet 17 is adapted to be -mounted upon a wall or set in are'cess therein to receive the top 9 and leg members in collapsed position. The brackets 15 are secured upon.

the inner surfaces of a pair of vertical side members on the cabinet 17 near the lower that a door may be provided to close. the outer, normally openside of'the cabinet and thus'conceal the. ironing board when folded into the cabinet.

It will be evident In the preferred form of my device, shown ,7

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in 1and 2, the leg members 13 extend in parallel relation one withthe other and are secured together by means of a-transverse 1 brace 18. -Attheir normally'lower ends, the leg members 13' are also further connected by a transverse rod 19. This rod l9 also. forms l a pivotal connection with a second pair'of leg members 20, which are spaced ap rt at their lower ends by 'therod 19' and converge toward their upper ends. The nor-' mally upper ends of the members 20 are co nnectedby a-pin21, being held in spacedrela-f tion thereby to receive a retaining member 22 between them. As shown in detail inFig. 8, the retaining member 22 is'providedwith a resilient linger.-23, adapted to holdthe pin 21 between it and the bottom surface or" the i 7 pin 21. As illustrated, the member '22 is formed from a block ofsuitable wood, secured to the bottom surface of the top 9 by screws and having a slot extending in from one end to form the resilient finger 23. p In the alternate form of my device, shown .in Figs. 5, 6 and 7, the top 9, pivotal connection between the legs 13and top, and members 12 and 22 are identical with that shown in the'preferred form,- but the legs13 and 20 are arranged to converge downward and inward,-fthe leg members 20 being separated top 9. A stopor abutment 24 projects bef, neathth'e finger 23 for engagement with the i at their normally'upper ends by a pin 26,

adapted to be forcibly pressed beneath the spring finger 23. The leg members 13 inthe alternate form are connectedby a transverse bracemember .and a pin 28 extends through the normally lower, extremities of said leg members and the abutting ends of the leg members 20l Toirearrange the "leg member 20 from the position in the preferred U form toth'at in the alternateform, itis only necessary to substitute one of said leg members for the other, to replaceth'e rod 19 by the shorter pin 28 and to replace the short pin .21 by the longer pin 26:.

In use, the cabinet 17 is" rigidly secured upona'wall in the position shownin F igs.

1 and 2, or it may be built into. the walLj- The ironing boardis attached to. the cabinet 17, by merely dropping the stud bolts 14 into port the top 9 in the rigid condition for use,

as shown in Figs, 1 and 2, theleg members 13 and 20 are pivoted upon the bolts 14: to

the position shown in Fig; 1 and the pin 21 is Y forcibly pressed beneath the resilient finger 23 and against the stop 24. Itwill now be. evident that one end of the'top 9 is rigidly supported on the cabinet 17 and the weight of the other end is sustained upon the" floor by the leg members 13'- and 20; To storethe ironing board in compact form, it isonly necessary to Withdraw the pin 21 from engagement with the finger 23 andto fold the leg members 13 and 20 flat upon the normally bottom surface of the top 9, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 2'. I The. collapsed board may now be foldedupward into the cabinet 17 by pivoting upon the bolts 14,,as shown in dottedlines in Figs. 1 and 2. 2 My'iinproved ironing board may be readily removed. fromithe cabinet 17 and the top w 9. with its supporting leg members 13 and 20 may-be readily transported from one part of a dwelling to. another. WVhen removed from the cabinet, the end 11 of the top 9 may be rested upon any convenient tableor other support of suitable height, such as the a table 29shown in Fig. 5. Thus, after erecting the legs 13 and 20, the end 11 of the for folding infcompact form into ironing board to of oblique legs pivoted at one end upon said to the lower ends of said first mentioned legs and diverging upward relative to saidvfirst mentioned legs to support said top intermediate its ends and means detachably connecting the upper ends of said second pair of legs to said top, both pairs of legs being arranged to'be collapsed upon the bottom of said top said housing, and said studs being adapted to be readily'r'em'oved from said brackets to permit the I g be detached from the housing.

, In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name, to this specification.

ROMAN F. POLFKI.

boardt'op 9 may be placed: upon amargin of the table top, so that the-bar12 abuts against the edge of the table. Nowv the legs 13 and 20, by'reason of their oblique position, main tain the ironing board firmly against the edge of the table. The greater part of the weight is carried by the legs 13 and; 20, which, by reason of their converging arrangement, form a rigid and stable support, whether the top I isconnected at one end of thec-abin et '17 or supported upon atable like the table 29. 7

It will be understood that the relatively short legs 20 are the compression members,

carrying the greater part of the weight, and

thelegs13 act as tension members which main tain the legs- 20in fixed, inclined position, 1

such that thepin 21 (or rod 26) is always thrust firmlyiagainst the'stop 2i under weight applied to the' top 9. The legs 13 also per-- form the important -.functionof preventing siderocking or swinging movement ot-the legs 20: wheniin use. Thus,the legs13 .fo'rm withtheir cross braces a: rigid structure, preofthellegsQOg I g y I r Having described my invention what I claim as new and desire to; protect by Let.-

venting sideyvard movement of the lower-end 'ters Patient i v In an ironing boardgthe combination with a hous1ng,adap'ted to,besupportedupon a wall,, b rackets, attached to opposite sidesr o'f' said housingijan ironing boardtop adapted to extend atoneendbetween said brackets,

laterally proj acting 1 studs pivot-ally j oining; i saidtopnear .oneend to said bracket-s,a-vv pair j 

